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Tobacco sales in France hit historic low as border sales plummet

Will have to form alliance

Centre-right leader Montenegro renamed Portugal's prime minister

Morning Roundup

France bans smoking in public places, Swiss glacier landslide destroys village, and von der Leyen receives Charlemagne Prize

Elon Musk sometimes struggled to come to grips with the realities of US politics

Chainsaw-brandishing sidekick

Elon Musk's rocket-fueled ride with Trump flames out

From July 1, France plans to ban smoking on beaches, in parks and other places where children might be

Including beaches, parks, and bus stops

France to ban smoking outdoors in most places: minister

In this pool picture distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin gives a bunch of flowers to Akie Abe, widow of former Japanese premier Shinzo Abe, at the Kremlin

Assassinated former Japanese prime minister

After Trump, Shinzo Abe's widow meets Putin

Supporters of former Bolivia's President Evo Morales have taken to the streets to demand that he be allowed to run for another term as president in the upcoming general election

Barred from running for office

20 detained, officers injured as Morales supporters clash with police in Bolivia

A Chinese student wearing a New York marathon t-shirt walks at Beijing Foreign Studies University

Drastic change in views

Targeting foreign students, Trump hits a US lifeline

Both sides traded drone attacks overnight

Still waiting for reply

Ukraine renews demand to see Russia's peace terms

The city takes its name, 'Los Abuelos,' from two human-like sculptures of an 'ancestral couple' found at the site

Important ceremonial site

Remains of Mayan city nearly 3,000 years old unearthed in Guatemala

Diego Maradona died on November 25, 2020 at age 60, while recovering at home from brain surgery

Judiciary embarrassed

After 2 months, 40 witnesses, Maradona trial scrapped

A boy carries a box of supplies from the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, a private US-backed aid group that has bypassed the longstanding UN-led system

Witkoff optimistic

Hamas says new US-backed truce proposal does not meet demands

Among the new settlements approved by Israel was the former settlement of Homesh, evacuated by Israel in 2005 along with settlers from Gaza

'Historic decision'

Israel's settlement plan in occupied West Bank draws criticism

Aspiring Mexican judge Silvia Delgado hands out campaign flyers in the northern border city of Ciudad Juarez

Controversial candidacy

Chapo's ex-lawyer among Mexico's 'high-risk' aspiring judges

Commander-in-chief of the Royal Thai Army (RTA) General Pana Klaewplodthuk (R) and the Commander of the Royal Cambodian Army General Mao Sophan (L)

Looking to 'solve the problem'

Thai, Cambodian army chiefs meet over border clash

The United States' flag flutters at the US ambassador's residence in Damascus during a visit by US special envoy for Syria

At war since 1948

US suggests Syria-Israel non-aggression deal

Beijing reacted in fury Thursday at the US government's vow to revoke Chinese students' visas, condemning President Donald Trump's crackdown on international scholars

Higher education

Chinese students lament US plans to block visas

Aid destined for Gaza awaits Israeli authorisation for transportation to Gaza.

Amid starvation threat

44 killed in Israel attacks in Gaza, after food warehouse looted

Much of the Sudanese capital's health and sanitation infrastructure, including this Khartoum hospital, was devastated by two years of fighting between the regular army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.

Amid ongoing war

Cholera outbreak in Sudan capital kills 70 in two days

Popstar Dua Lipa lends her voice to calls urging Britain to halt arms sales to Israel

300 celebrities

Dua Lipa, public figures urge UK to end Israel arms sales

Macron and Prabowo flew in a helicopter to a military base

Macron decorates Indonesia leader, announces cultural partnership

With his rags-to-riches narrative, Lee Jae-myung has cultivated a loyal support base

Rags-to-riches story

Lee Jae-myung's rise from poverty to brink of South Korean presidency

A man carries a bag of food aid while others rush to get a share after people stormed a World Food Programme warehouse in Deir el-Balah in Gaza on May 28, 2025

Possible deaths

Thousands storm aid warehouse in Gaza as hunger crisis deepens

South Koreans go to the polls on June 3, capping months of political turmoil triggered by ex-leader Yoon Suk Yeol's ill-fated effort to suspend civilian rule in December

Ending political turmoil

Early voting starts for S. Korea election triggered by martial law

CHEGA far-right party leader Andre Ventura speaks to journalists in Lisbon on May 20, 2025

Portugal far-right party becomes second biggest in parliament

Elon Musk has stepped back from his job of cutting government spending by firing civil servants and gutting or closing departments

DOGE head not happy

Musk to exit US government role after rare break with Trump

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said the talks would take place in Istanbul

Russia proposes new Ukraine talks, Kyiv demands terms upfront

The humanitarian situation in Gaza, where Israel has imposed a two-month aid blockade, is dire

Israel and UN clash over aid to Gaza

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